Computational Fluids and Aerodynamics Laboratory
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Ph.D. Candidate (M.S. to Ph.D. track)

Juan Roldan

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Hypersonic CFD; shocked raindrop instability associated with nuclei

M.S. Thesis — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2024–2026)

"Numerical Investigation of Shock-Induced Deformation of Bubble-Laden Droplets"

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Publications

2026

Effect of Entrapped Non-condensable Gas on Shock-Driven Droplet Deformation: Implications for Hypersonic Rain Environments

JP Roldan, B Cavainolo, R Shannon, GA Jaramillo, S Grace, M Kinzel

27th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies …, 2026

2025

Development of an Exploding Wire Facility to Study Shock Propagation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

EM Yoerg, JP Roldan, D Tuten, M Potash, R Harrison, KJ Durst, et al.

AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 0015, 2025